Recent content by KC Kancho

You said that you don't have access to a full kitchen, but would it be possible to use a George Foreman Grill in your residence? I have found mine to be a great asset, and use it about 5 times a week to cook various, steak, chicken, salmon, etc.

I like the Vibram Five Finger shoes; they're practically like being barefoot.

I like farmers walks, I think they're great at the end of a leg workout. I also like the Suitcase version of farmers walks. You only have one dumbell, and then you walk while trying to keep you body straight. It's a brutal exercise for the obliques.

Glute Ham Raises are killer. Sprints are good. Romanian Deadlift.

A little leaning is fine with the regular squats. Try front squatting. You'll be forced to have a more upright position in order to do the exercise properly.

At my gym, there's a glute-ham-raise machine. I love it, but it is brutal. Most of the guys don't even attempt it. I can get anywhere from 3 to 5 reps, but it is rough.

For me, it's about 48 hours, but it also depends on how much sleep I get. I like to have at least one good night sleep, preferably two, of at least 7 hours. I have found that glutamine and a multivitamin have made it easier to recover, as well as prevented me from getting sick. Maybe it's...

I used to have a subscription to M&F; now I just read the articles at t-nation.

There's a video on youtube with a guy fainting doing cleans. Apparently there was much pressure on the cartoid artery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOw6mLtZ2Xs You could trying doing the clean with 65 pound dumbells in each hand, and then doing shoulder presses.

I would say to add a Clean & Jerk or Snatch, and try mixing in a front squat in replace of the back squat. You won't be able to use as much weight on the front squat as the back squat, but it can give just as good a workout and I have found that it is harder to "cheat" on the front squat than...

One supplement that I have found beneficial is fish oil or some other source of omega-3. My knees used to ache when I would do squats and DL's, but not anymore. It could be a placebo, but I feel much different when I take it versus when I don't.

I usually just go for oranges and sleep. I have found that by taking glutamine, I am less susceptible to getting sick when I regularly workout.

I like doing both, if I use a barbell for regular bench, I'll use dumbells for incline, and vice versa. Another great exercise for bench stability is one-arm dumbell bench presses. It's even less weight but is taxing on the body.

Squats and some explosive leg exercises can be taxing to the CNS, and so it's foreseeable to have a lower performance the following day at the gym. It's possible that you may be overtraining and not getting enough rest. I'm a little unsure of what you want exactly. You say you want big gains...

When you say that you do overhead squats, are you doing the snatch in your routine? I have had a recent infatuation with the front squat. I can't use as much weight as a normal squat, but I get a better workout because it's harder to cheat on a front squat than a regular squat. "Cheat"...